Has anyone made a walk-in purchase???

[goldmaes]

I had the amazing fortune right after Christmas, to walk into an AD while wearing my 116655 Yachtmaster, struck up a conversation about watches and 10 minutes later was offered a PM Submarinier (126618LN). I know I was incredibly lucky, but is this unheard of or have any of you had similar experiences recently? I’d love to hear the stories and what you received.

[Kiddodoc]

No. I have been offered a watch but not one I wanted.

[mountainjogger]

Pre-hype, yes.

[Livinlrge]

Not in Florida yet...heading to Indiana and Colorado next week and maybe I can lucky. I have specific models in mind so unless the stars aligned not sure it would matter but maybe!

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[S.Explorer]

Local AD has 4 watches for sale on display - all Datejusts. Not what I'm looking for.

[MSL]

Originally Posted by S.Explorer

Local AD has 4 watches for sale on display - all Datejusts. Not what I'm looking for.

Where,please?

[Maxtor]

A poker buddy was on the wait list for a Sub or a Sea Dweller for 2 years at various local and international ADs (he travels a lot). At the January game he walked in wearing a Sea Dweller. He said he walked into a NYC AD to chat and ask about availability and they brought it out for him to try on. “This just came in. If you want to buy it you can have it”.

Lucky guy.

[Bxtek]

Congrats OP! Full YG Sub is a beauty! :thumbup:

As far as walk in....it is definitely getting easier these days. Just stopped into my AD yesterday and a few were available. SS and TT DJ's in 41 and 36, DD, YM42 Everose, TT Explorer I all available!

[beshannon]

Non Rolex, Yes!

[tifosi]

Not recently. Doesn’t matter what watch I’m wearing when I go in.

[pursang_]

I've seen PM Subs and various men's DJs in the case.

[Mystro]

Pre hype, all the time for just about any model except for a SS Daytona. Those were the days the reason you didn’t buy a Rolex was because you didn’t have enough money and buying more than 1 or 2 Rolex models wasn’t even considered.

[S.Explorer]

Originally Posted by MSL

Where,please?

M&W Bluewater. Three Datejusts were ladies watches and one Datejust was mens (36mm?). One ladies watch was in stainless steel, rest were two-tone I believe. Only had a quick glance but they all had price tags without the display only sign.

[Hardtimes]

When I bought my first Rolex in 1991 (Two tone datejust with black diamond dial) I walked into the AD with the case filled with Subs and Daytonas and got the datejust

[current_exchange]

I saw a Platona in the case at a Rolex Boutique, tried it on and could have bought it. I didn't. It was around 2018. Stainless steel watches were already hard to get but PM watches were everywhere.

[ninjasaurus]

Jeez, I’ve been lucky. Walk-in buy black date Sub 2019 (home based AD, no prior purchase history), two-tone bluesy 2019 (out of town AD, no purchase history), Home based AD: Batman 2021, YG DD 2022. The only thing we had to wait for was a DJ 36 for my wife. Waited a couple months.

[GB-man]

Toronto 2014 I bought my 116600 for 20% off I was offered a 116520 white dial at msrp out of the blue. I passed because I came for the seadweller and they were available on TRF for 1k less lol

My first AP a Royal oak 15400 I bought as a walk in to Cellini NYC in 2015 for 13,500. They had black, silver and blue 15202 available to chose from.


Now says it’s all a text from a salesperson who acts like they’re doing you a favor. Yawn. Get off my lawn.

[SLWoodster]

2021-2023 it has been happening.

But it’s AD dependent and customer dependent. It doesn’t happen everytime but pretty regularly.

I am presented watches on a regular basis but very very rarely the top 5 hot stainless pieces. But I notice that the reps will try to listen for the client to state the reference or something close that client is looking for before bringing it out. Also sometimes they bring out other customers’ watches to let me view but tell me specifically that i cannot buy it.

This last month i was at a couple ADs and was presented with… some diamond dials on datejusts, rose daytona, platinum daytona, fluted dial jubilees, gold skydweller, two tone daytona, OPs in black and silver.

They are definitely hiding watches in the back, under the case, etc. They do have times they are truly out of stock. But some of the time they are def hiding watches from lookie lou.

[Kinnakeet]

2 weekends ago in Florida. RG yacht on oyster flex. But I have a good buying history and the man I deal with brought it out to me when he saw us come in. I did buy it. He also offered a YG DD.

[2loaded]

Yes. "it's happening"

[amh]

So did you buy? I've been offered all kinds of watches (and jewelry) I did not ask for, even Rolex.

[koronet-kid]

Not a walk in but got explorer 2 black dial in November last year with only two weeks wait from an AD that I had no previous history with

[goldmaes]

Originally Posted by amh

So did you buy? I've been offered all kinds of watches (and jewelry) I did not ask for, even Rolex.

Sure did! Was on my list of wants.

[JSolution]

OF Daytona about 4 years ago first time ever walking into the shop.

[goldmaes]

Originally Posted by JSolution

OF Daytona about 4 years ago first time ever walking into the shop.

Thanks for keeping my dream alive!! Which one? Photos???

[RCC watches]

I got the OP41 green in December and OP31 Tiffany in November as a walk-in from different ADs.

[rushca01]

Originally Posted by Livinlrge

Not in Florida yet...heading to Indiana and Colorado next week and maybe I can lucky. I have specific models in mind so unless the stars aligned not sure it would matter but maybe!

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I promise, things are just as scarce in Indiana as Florida.

[EEpro]

Originally Posted by rushca01

I promise, things are just as scarce in Indiana as Florida.

Yes if there were Rolex here in Indiana I would have bought them all and sold them to DavidSW. (Joking of course but as a whole people would have).

[Gert]

Just yesterday, walked in, struck up a conversation and showed interest in the deep sea James Cameron. Long story short, I walked out half an hour later or so with this beautiful beast

Looks like “the times they are a-changing”

[JSolution]

Originally Posted by goldmaes

Thanks for keeping my dream alive!! Which one? Photos???

Was the pink dial - it’s long since gone I traded it towards a platinum Daytona.